We are committed to ensuring that all your personal information that we collect is kept private and protected. We'll make sure that our website is absolutely secure in the collection and use of your personal information. We follow the Data Protection Act 1998 and are registered on the public register of data controllers maintained by the Information Commissioner.

You also have complete control over the information stored about you and what types of information, if any, you'd like to receive. Sometimes you may be asked to provide proof of identity before we show you your personal information - that's so we can prevent unauthorised access.

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Eight Principles of Privacy

We operate our Data Protection Policy under the eight principles of privacy as outlined in the Data Protection Act of 1998. These are summarised below:

Personal Data must be

processed fairly and lawfully

processed only for one or more specified and lawful process

adequate, relevant and not excessive for those purposes

accurate and kept up to date – inaccurate data must be destroyed or altered on request

kept for no longer than necessary

processed in line with the rights of individuals

secured against loss, destruction or damage and unauthorised or unlawful processing

not transferred to countries outside the EU that do not have adequate protection.

Getting to know you

We ask for information about you in 3 areas of our website for Bright Red Box,

a) When purchasing vouchers online
Here the information we will ask you for includes your name, contact details such as phone and e mail, and credit card details. We need all this information to process your order and so that we can contact you if we need more information or have any queries about your order. This information will not be given to any third party, except to the extent and for the purpose we may be required to do so by any law.

b) When redeeming vouchers online
We need your vouchers recipients name, telephone and email address so we can send to the driving school of your choice. By completing and submitting the Quick Redeem form, you are giving us consent to forward these details with the driving school. The voucher recipients may be contacted with relevant promotions, offers or information that you have expressed an interest in or that might be of interest to you.

c) When registering with us
This information will not be given to any third party, except to the extent and for the purpose we may be required to do so by any law.

We'll only use your data when you have given us permission to do so. When you register, we'll clearly state:

"We may from time to time send you information about our products and services and those offered by other companies in the Bright Red Box; details of our special offers or promotions; and any other advertising or marketing materials that we think might interest you."

Why we're interested

We may wish to contact you from time to time with details of special offers, promotions, competitions, and information about our products and services.

We are not responsible for contact you receive from third parties companies which may contact you from time to time with information they believe may be of interest to you. If you wish to receive such communications then please acknowledge this with the respective driving school or third party.

You always have the right to object, at any time, to your personal data being used for direct marketing purposes by us or by third parties and other Bright Red Box companies. Just let us know.

Your personal information

Your personal information will not be transferred to other Bright Red Box companies without your consent, except:

as required by law

if you've requested specific information

We may use your personal data in order to analyse our customer base, and statistical information may be shared with third parties and other Bright Red Box companies - but we'll keep it anonymous.

We will never rent or sell our customer lists to any other organisation or individual. Customer lists may be used to process customer information and research customer's needs and preferences.

Outside the EU

You should be aware that countries outside the European Union may have a lower standard of protection for personal information than that required by the Data Protection Act 1998. If it is necessary to transfer your data to a company based outside the EU (e.g. for the purpose of completing a contract for your benefit) then we'll make every effort to ensure that your personal data is processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, as implementing the EU Directive on the Protection of Personal Data (95/46/EC), and any other Act or Acts replacing or modifying such Act for the time being in force, through the implementation of an agreement ensuring adequate protection of your personal data.

Safe and sure

Our website has security installed to ensure that any personal data entered onto the site is protected against loss, misuse or alteration.

However, due to the nature of the Internet, we can't guarantee the protection of your personal information and we can't be responsible for any outcomes resulting from a breach of security when the website is used.

We're confident in our security, and it is always a top priority to ensure we do not get any problems.

Cookies

We use "cookies" to store and collect information regarding your usage of the website. These cookies do not contain any personally identifying information, but they do enable us to put in place personal settings and load your personal preferences. This makes it a better experience for you.

Details

You can update your personal information at any time by clicking on ‘my account’. Use your email address and password to log in, and then you'll be able to update your information. If we have shared your personal information with driving schools or other Bright Red Box companies then we will ensure that they're aware of any alterations or deletions.

Requesting access to your data

If you wish to know what personal information we hold about you then you can request, at any time, access to all personal information held by us which relates to you. You should write to us using our contact address, enclosing proof of identity such as a copy of your passport or driving license, requesting access to your personal information. You may have to pay a small administrative fee. You are entitled to be told by us within 40 days of a valid written request, whether we or someone else on our behalf is processing your personal information; what personal information we hold on you; together with details of the purposes for the processing and details of any third party to whom your personal information has been disclosed.

In the future...

This policy may change, and if it does, any changes will be identified on our website and the brightredbox.co.uk website. That way you'll always be fully aware of what information is collected, how it's used and under which circumstances it may be made available.

Talk to us

If you have any queries, comments or complaints regarding this privacy policy, just get in touch!